Stuart Peach
Air Chief Marshal Stuart William Peach, Baron Peach, GBE, KCB, DL (born 22 February 1956) is a British retired senior Royal Air Force officer. After training as a navigator, Peach commanded IX (Bomber) Squadron and then became Deputy Station Commander RAF Bruggen. He was deployed as NATO Air Commander (Forward) in Kosovo in 2000. He went on to be Chief of Defence Intelligence in 2006, Chief of Joint Operations in 2009 and the first Commander of Joint Forces Command in December 2011 before being appointed Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff in May 2013. Peach succeeded General Sir Nick Houghton as Chief of the Defence Staff on 14 July 2016. He succeeded General Petr Pavel as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee on 29 June 2018, serving as such until his retirement from NATO in June 2021.
The Lord Peach | |
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach c. 2012 | |
| Born | 22 February 1956 Walsall, Staffordshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1974–2022 |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Service number | 5202786A |
| Commands held | Chair of the NATO Military Committee Chief of the Defence Staff Joint Forces Command Chief of Joint Operations Chief of Defence Intelligence Air Warfare Centre NATO Air Commander (Forward), Kosovo IX (Bomber) Squadron |
| Battles/wars | Operation Jural Kosovo |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air Commander First Class of the Order of King Abdulaziz (Saudi Arabia) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal (United States) |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield Downing College, Cambridge |